Everyone loves Brazil
Jun. 14th, 2006 10:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
boyofbadgersExcept that they don't. Maybe.
I was going to write an entry wondering how on earth the Brazilian football team maintain their unusual levels of popularity among fans from other countries. Is it memories of amazing sides past? Is it Ronaldinho's cheeky grin? Or is it because of complex socio-economic factors and/or patronising Western views of plucky poor kids playing barefoot on the beach?
But after reading a fair bit of criticism, both pre and post last night's match, it increasingly looks like your average punter is starting to get sick of the media's sycophantic coverage of Brazil. It remains to be be seen whether this will translate over time into actual dislike of the team, or even ambivalence towards them, but it might just be the first step on the road towards Manchester United style hatred.
So, as is traditional, a poll:
[Poll #747774]
I was going to write an entry wondering how on earth the Brazilian football team maintain their unusual levels of popularity among fans from other countries. Is it memories of amazing sides past? Is it Ronaldinho's cheeky grin? Or is it because of complex socio-economic factors and/or patronising Western views of plucky poor kids playing barefoot on the beach?
But after reading a fair bit of criticism, both pre and post last night's match, it increasingly looks like your average punter is starting to get sick of the media's sycophantic coverage of Brazil. It remains to be be seen whether this will translate over time into actual dislike of the team, or even ambivalence towards them, but it might just be the first step on the road towards Manchester United style hatred.
So, as is traditional, a poll:
[Poll #747774]
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Date: 2006-06-14 10:05 am (UTC)And, when Brazil lost to Uruguay in 1950 final, their black goalkeeper got the blame.
Love 4 Brazil: they make a great highlights package.
My first footie memory was Zico's penalty miss in '86 :-( The '90 team were terrible. The '94 team that ended 24 years of hurt played tight stuff with a couple of goal poachers in Bebeto and Romario. As far as i remember that team was a good compromise. The final was kinda boring and won on penalties.
Parreira managed that team and now is back again. He might want to win it by playing entertaining football. There is a mis-match here, and it might cost them.